Podcast Description:

Following centuries of interethnic and interfaith conflict in Tatarstan, spiritual leaders of the Muslim Tatar and Orthodox Christian Russian communities have recently collaborated to address the impact of state-sponsored atheism during seven decades of Soviet power. This presentation will examine the foremost problems confronting the followers of both religions in contemporary Tatarstan.
Leyla Almazova is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Islamic Studies in the Institute of Interna

Following centuries of interethnic and interfaith conflict in Tatarstan, spiritual leaders of the Muslim Tatar and Orthodox Christian Russian communities have recently collaborated to address the impact of state-sponsored atheism during seven decades of Soviet power. This presentation will examine the foremost problems confronting the followers of both religions in contemporary Tatarstan.
Leyla Almazova is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Islamic Studies in the Institute of Interna